照 · zhào · to shine
Learn the Chinese character 照 with its source-linked HSK 3 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 照.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 照
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 照.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 护照hùzhàopassport
- 拍照pāizhàoto take a picture
- 照zhàoto shine
- 照顾zhàogùto take care of
- 照片zhàopiànphotograph
- 照相zhàoxiàngto take a photograph
- 按照ànzhàoaccording to
- 驾照jiàzhàoHSK 5 syllabus word
- 照明zhàomínglighting
- 参照cānzhàoto consult a reference
- 对照duìzhàoto contrast
- 关照guānzhàoto take care
- 牌照páizhào(business) license
- 写照xiězhàoportrayal
- 依照yīzhàoaccording to
- 照办zhàobànto follow the rules
- 照常zhàochángas usual
- 照例zhàolìas a rule
- 照料zhàoliàoto tend
- 照射zhàoshèto shine on
- 照样zhàoyàngas before
- 照耀zhàoyàoto shine
- 执照zhízhàolicense
- 遵照zūnzhàoin accordance with
Real usage
Example sentences with 照
Published HSK 3 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 3 course context containing 照 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 照
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 照 mean in Chinese?
照 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to shine.
How do you pronounce 照?
照 is shown as zhào.
Is 照 an HSK 3 character?
Yes. 照 is HSK 3 recognition character #273.
Can I practise writing 照?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 3 recognition
- HSK 3 handwriting practice
- 24 linked HSK words
- Audio available
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 3 recognition character #273.
- Writing scope: HSK 3 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.